Inflation Slowed to 2.4% in January, Helped by Lower Gasoline Prices
While the reading was cooler than expected, consumers still saw higher costs for computers, appliances and hospital care.
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U.S. Stocks Close the Week With Losses as Inflation Slows
Stock indexes finished mixed, stabilizing after the previous session's AI-driven selloff. All three benchmarks ended the week with losses, with the Nasdaq composite down the most.
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Trump Could Lower Steel Tariffs. It's Hitting These Stocks.
U.S. steel and aluminum stocks were lower in early trading on Friday.
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Trump Greenlights More Oil-and-Gas Investments in Venezuela
The Treasury Department issued licenses Friday for oil companies including Chevron and certain European rivals to operate in the country.
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The Demand for Bonds Is Insatiable. Even Risky Borrowers Are Reaping the Benefits.
Hard-to-shake optimism and a scarcity of long-dated debt have helped drive spreads to historic lows.
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Europe's Exports to U.S. Rose Despite Tariffs, as Imports From China Jumped
Exports from the EU to the rest of the world increased 2% in 2025, while imports gained at a faster 2.4% pace.
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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. GDP and PCE Data, Fed Minutes Due
U.S. gross domestic product data, PCE inflation figures and minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting are awaited as investors continue to gauge when the next interest-rate cut is likely.
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BOE's Key Rate Is Too Low, But Answer Is Not A Rise, Says Chief Economist
Huw Pill said inflation can be squeezed out of the economy without a rise in borrowing costs.
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Key themes from AI adoption to protein demand are suddenly lining up for European stocks
Morgan Stanley identifies energy, AI dispersion, societal changes and multipolarity as four key themes all of which may accelerate investment flows away from the U.S. and toward Europe,
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A Winter for Stablecoins Would Signal Crypto Deep Freeze
Stablecoins are the entry ramp to the cryptoverse's wider ambitions.
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Russia Cuts Rate Again as Economy Slows
The central bank lowered its key interest rate for a sixth consecutive meeting, but continued to restrain a slowing economy as the country's costly war on Ukraine approaches its fourth anniversary.
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Bitcoin May Fall to $50,000, Crypto Bull Says. What Happens Next.
The world's biggest cryptocurrency has had a rough start to 2026.
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Meet the Former Karaoke Company That Sank Trucking Stocks
A news release touting AI technology to boost trucking efficiency appears to have triggered a selloff that cost investors billions.
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BOJ Could Soon Declare Inflation Target Achieved, Hawkish Board Member Says
Bank of Japan policy board member Naoki Tamura floated the possibility that the bank could soon declare that its price target has been achieved, as the nation's inflation is becoming stickier.
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Key RBA Board Vacancy Filled With Policy Expert Preston
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has filled a vacancy on the policy-setting board of the Reserve Bank of Australia by appointing economist Bruce Preston.
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